Fig. 1: Study design.

HPV Human papillomavirus, STI sexually transmitted infection, CT Chlamydia trachomatis, MH Mycoplasma hominis, MG Mycoplasma genitalium, NG Neisseria gonorrhoeae, UU Ureaplasma urealyticum, HSV-2 Herpes simplex virus II, TV Trichomonas vaginalis, CA Candida albicans, TCT ThinPrep Cytology Test. Failure in 16S sequencing or quality control (unqualified samples for sequencing or low sequence depth (total reads <1000)).